mince one's words
/mɪns wʌnz ˈwɜɹdz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Example Sentences
- "My Lord, I must speak out. […] No thinking man can for a moment suppose, that your Lordship's heart is very warm in the cause of a party, which—for I will not mince my words—has betrayed you."
- "When Lil's husband got demobbed, I said— / I didn't mince my words, I said to her myself, / Hurry up please its time"
- "Every one of my Committee felt proud of the determined stand of our President [Herbert Smith], who did not mince his words, but spoke straight and to the point."
- "Dame Naida Glavish did not mince her words when she addressed the newly elected Waitematā Local Board yesterday about the location of the National Erebus Memorial. Before a packed meeting, the fiery Dame said she supports a National Erebus Memorial – but just not in [the] proposed site of the Parnell Gardens, as it means destroying a Pohutukawa that has longer standing than the Treaty of Waitangi."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /mɪns wʌnz ˈwɜɹdz/
- British English: /mɪns wʌnz ˈwɜːdz/